About the Role

• We are currently seeking an experienced Engineering Manager who will work on the design and construction of  East Africa’s largest organics recycling facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering teams to develop various designs of a organic waste bioconversion facilities 
• Interact with various internal stakeholders such as legal, finance, and operations to ensure the design team objectives are met
• Interact with various external stakeholders such as engineering consultants, contractors, equipment vendors to ensure the design team objectives are met
• Develop frameworks, procedures, templates to standardize project execution during the design phase
• Develop strategies to ensure all team members adopt the standardized project execution approach
• Ensure Sanergy’s quality standards are adopted and reflected in the final deliverables
• Support the team leads in setting priorities to achieve the yearly department objectives 
• Support the team leads to resolve technical and non technical roadblocks 
• Manage the different teams project timelines, budgets, resources, and activities required to achieve the yearly goals 
• Review engineering drawings and provide technical feedback to ensure specifications and quality standards are met
• Support the organization and preparation of the project through assembling needed project information, tools and work documents to industry standards in a timely manner
• Lead meetings with vendors, contractors, construction teams
• Provide feedback and coaching to design leads on technical and non technical issues
• Develop clear and transparent communication channels with other staff including Engineers, Project Manager, and Administration Staff. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or relevant field 
• 5+ years of experience in engineering management 
• Demonstrated working knowledge of how multi-disciplinary engineering team operates
• Demonstrated ability in identifying bottlenecks in operating systems and proactively fixing them
• Experience in developing new procedures and frameworks to operate the business at department level
• Knowledge in the design of processing units, equipment, waste treatment facility
• Demonstrated ability to explain technical information to technical and non-technical people.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a team, set priorities, handle budgets and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate contracts with equipment vendors and consultants

Closing Date: 30th, September 2022

About the Role

The Sales Manager – Corporate & Key Accounts will be responsible for driving sales of Evergrow Organic Fertilizer and KuzaPro insect based animal protein (BSF) to Corporate and Key Accounts across Kenya. The role holder will be based in the western region of Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the exponential growth in key account and corporate sales revenues by more than 10x in the next 1 year. 
• Develop and execute strategies to strengthen the relationships between the company and corporate & key account farmers for the sale of both conventional and certified organic fertilizer. 
• Develop and execute strategies to strengthen the relationships between the company and large & medium scale feed millers for the sale of  insect based animal protein (BSF).
• Develop and execute strategies to strengthen the relationships between the company and medium to large scale farmers for the sale of  insect based animal protein (BSF). Focus should be on aquaculture, chicken and large-scale pig farms. 
• Refine the problem-led sales approach to raise the decision intelligence of Key Account and Corporate clients. 
• Understand the needs of corporate and key accounts, and work with the in-house Agronomy and or insect protein research teams to find solutions for those issues. 
• Manage revenue collections to minimize risk to the organization 
• Lead the planning and execution of crop-specific sales strategies that include partnering with associations/agencies/corporate partners to grow sales in specific high-potential crops: avocado, coffee, tea, potatoes, maize.
• Lead special projects that will open up sales of fertilizer and animal protein.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher level education in an Agricultural related course 
• Previous experience in significantly scaling up agri input sales 
• Over 3 years’ experience in consultative B2B selling 
• Aptitude for numbers and data-driven decision-making 
• Knowledge of agricultural inputs market for medium, large and corporate players
• Coachable – a desire to learn, constantly improve, and act on feedback 
• Willingness to travel outside of Nairoibi.
• Valid driver’s license and min. 2 years driving experience

Closing Date: 31st, July 2022

We are looking for an exceptional Talent Manager for Fresh Life, our sanitation innovation company, who will implement Talent strategy and provide leadership to our Talent team. The right candidate is passionate about how Talent systems and initiatives can enable Sanergy’s innovative, mission-driven business to scale. The role holder will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with a commitment to regular travel to our facilities in Kisumu.Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Duties and Responsibilities

Talent Strategy and Systems

• Deeply understand key goals and operations across the business so that you can implement Talent strategies that help business leaders achieve strategic priorities
• Participate in annual strategic planning for the Talent function and contribute in setting impactful Talent goals and measures of success that support business objectives and proposing action plans to execute against them
• Track progress towards team goals, provide updates to the Talent Director, and escalate problems as necessary to ensure that Talent work stays in sync with overall business objectives
• Build or continuously improve any necessary systems and processes to ensure that the Talent team provides an exceptional customer experience to its internal customers

Leadership

• Provide leadership and support to the Talent team to own and execute on their domains across Compensation & Benefits, employee engagement, welfare, and Talent Operations
• Support your team to problem solve and course correct as circumstances change, balance competing priorities, and make effective decisions to keep work moving forward towards outcomes
• Motivate and coach your team to position themselves as strategic partners to the business, keeping them accountable for work quality, timeliness, and impact
• Represent Talent priorities at the leadership table, proactively raising issues and making clear and persuasive cases to support your recommendations for action

Talent Development

• Support Talent Partners to adapt and implement talent development tools and frameworks with their internal customers, including coordinating performance reviews, learning and development opportunities and programming, leadership development, and manager skills-building

Culture, Engagement & Welfare 

With your team, act as the driver of healthy culture and morale that enables employees to perform and contribute at their best, including:

• Implement data-driven employee welfare and engagement initiatives
• Monitor, analyze, and intervene when you detect risks to culture and morale
• Work with diverse stakeholders to ensure that interventions are prioritized and executed
• Encourage employees to participate in organization wide events and opportunities for team members to connect with each other, leadership, and our mission

Talent Support

• Support Talent Partners and Talent Associates to be effective service providers to their internal customers at all levels
• Ensure there is effective escalation for any issues that represent a risk to our culture and values, our business operations, and/or our legal well-being
• Support the Compensation & Benefits Lead to provide seamless services across the organization on annual salary reviews, payroll processing, contracting, benefits management and casuals management

Policy and Compliance

• Lead HR Policies design, roll out and implementation
• Provide direct support to senior leaders on labor law and compliance issues, meeting regularly to monitor and address trends and challenges in their teams and supporting them to take action on talent issues to ensure they can achieve their business goals 

Employee Records Management

• Oversee employee records and data management to ensure it is up to date at all times both in the HRIS and employee files
• Generate employee reports as requested

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience as a Talent manager leading implementation of talent strategy and HR operations and a minimum of 6 years’ aggregate experience as a HR Generalist
• Experience leading and motivating teams through fast paced work environments
• Experience in supporting field-based teams with a high degree of understanding and empathy for employees at the ‘shop floor’ level strongly preferred
• Experience leading and motivating teams through fast paced work environments
• Commercial acumen with proven ability to grasp how Talent impacts business objectives
• Critical and analytical thinking skills; ability to gather and analyze relevant data to develop strategy and make rigorous decisions
• Highly organized with a high capacity to problem solve and establish priorities for self and team
• Demonstrated passion for the organization’s mission, values and customers
• Excited about driving impact at scale and portfolio growth
• Impeccable integrity and ethics

Closing Date: 31st, August 2022

About the Role

Sanergy is quickly expanding and looking to bring in a HR Business Partner(Talent Partner) who will provide technical support on Talent related matters to assigned teams and business leaders in the manufacturing side of Sanergy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Propose and co-lead team structure changes with respective managers, based on a deep understanding of organization priorities, team objectives, team and individual performance, and individual roles. Implement any changes to the team structure by ensuring JDs, letters are issued and conversations between managers and team members occur.
• Support managers through the succession planning process.
• Respond to requests from managers on staffing needs and work in collaboration with the recruitment team to ensure a successful hiring process.
• Ensure Performance Management is done as planned and flag issues in both the tool and the process (by sitting in on reviews). Make a plan with managers to resolve issues and track Performance Improvement Plan implementation. 
• Respond to requests from managers on what L&D needs their team has, and coordinate and monitor activities. Ensure learning & development needs identified following performance reviews are implemented.
• Meet with every team member quarterly to understand motivation and any potential issues. Share learning from meetings, as trends, with the respective managers. Give feedback on org-wide events in terms of meeting their teams needs. 
• Support the implementation of identified employee engagement initiatives to ensure that teams remain engaged and motivated.
• Ensure all team members are receiving and understanding communications to teams e.g Following up with managers to ensure they shared full-team announcements with their teams.
• Ensure all documentation is in place for all team members to be paid, including overtime, holiday pay etc. Champion payroll corrections for team members. Explain our compensation philosophy to team members as needed. 
• Ensure all team members are aware of benefits, including their responsibility vs company responsibility. Champion resolution of issues with benefits on behalf of team members. Give feedback to the Lead Talent Partner and Administration Manager on existing and potential benefits. 
• Respond to requests from the Administration team to complete employee files. Ensure all team members have a valid contract at all times, and respective letters for changes to JD, acting roles, etc are all in place. 
• Review code of conduct, and other relevant policies, annually with all team members. Escalate potential disciplinary issues immediately to the Lead Talent Partner , and create a plan for investigation and resolution. Respond to manager requests to help resolve conflicts. 
• Lead a HR functional area as assigned to ensure a smooth delivery of the set expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field
• At least 3 years’ experience in a busy environment
• Be an excellent team player/collaborator with excellent communication skills
• Have demonstrated the ability to act decisively and resolve problems

Closing Date: 30th, September 2022